Arts Stories + Interviews
Read Orlando arts stories and interviews with Orlando Weekly. Profiles of local artists, curators, and cultural voices shaping Central Florida.
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Some parting words from longtime theater producer Beth Marshall
Marshall is leaving Orlando after nearly 30 years of amplifying local talent
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Orlando Fringe launches ‘The Collective’ incubator program for emerging artists
Applications are open now
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Comedy legend Tracy Morgan, back on the road, easily sells out his Orlando performance run
Let’s see, five shows over three days — exactly how many people will he get pregnant?
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Orlando impresario Thom Mesrobian presents a new rock musical at Timucua Arts Foundation
‘Queen of Swords,’ set in 17th-century France, tells the story of the bisexual, sword-wielding opera singer known as ‘La Maupin’
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Generation Next: Orlando playwright Savannah Pedersen is one to watch
Pedersen’s hit ‘F*ckboys: The Musical’ took the Orlando Fringe by storm in 2018
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A deep dive into the three theme-park food festivals currently competing for your dining dollars
When fantasyland is fumbling toward fascism, you might as well have a full stomach
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This week is your last chance to catch ‘In Conversation: Will Wilson’ at Orlando’s Mennello Museum
The indigenous people in Wilson’s portraits play an active role in how they are represented
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Nude Nite, once known as Orlando’s steamiest art show, returns this week
The exhibit is always a tribute to the unclothed human form, but this time it’s also a daughter’s tribute to her mother
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Meet the Florida Fire Drakes, a team of Orlando athletes putting the ‘hurt’ in the medieval combat sport of buhurt
Middle Ages meets MMA
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Simmering resentments at Winter Garden’s Garden Theatre have caught fire
Conflict between the board and the artistic staff has set various segments of the local arts scene against each other
